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Texts.
Two books are required for this course. They are available for
purchase
at the De Anza College Bookstore:
Note:
useful information.
Classroom
Requirements.
Please abide by the Standards of Student Conduct set forth in the
college
catalog. I expect everyone in class to act with consideration
and
respect
for each other. Roll will be taken
regularly. More
than four unexcused will certainly have a negatively affect on your
grade.
I
will drop students for excessive absences.
Grading.
Your course grade will be computed from letter grades on two essays
(25%
each), an objective midterm exam (25%), and an objective final exam
(25%).
If you
miss any of these assignments, you will receive a final course
grade
of “D”, regardless of the grades on your other
assignments. Miss
two of these assignments and you'll fail
the course.
Extra
Credit.
You may take a short history class offered through the California
History
Center, for which complete course descriptions are found in the online catalog at the end
of the history listings. Sign up for the short history
classes through
regular admissions; if you have questions about the courses, stop by
the
California History Center and ask
about them. Let
me know in writing if you are taking one of these classes.
Instructor Office Hours. By appointment in F31J. Email: techjunc@pacbell.net.
Sep 24-27
– Introduction – transition into twentieth century
America. Reading in Zinn and Postman to be posted.
Skim over all of Zinn as well as Postman to get a sense
of what they
cover. Howard Zinn's history is one of the most
widely read general histories of the United States. It surveys the
entire history of the country, from 1492 to the very
recent past. If
you have the time and feel you don't know the earlier history of the
country, I'd recommend you read the first ten chapters of the book. If
not, start by reading
"About the Book" found from pp. 3-13 in the P.S. section of the book at the very end; then start reading at ch. 11 and skim ch. 12.
Oct 29-Nov 1 – The American broker
state is born. Read the on-line essay Reevaluating
FDR for a recent view of FDR's presidency. Click here to see a chart on the
development of the American political economy. Also, for an
analysis that suggests our financial situation is not unlike that in
the late 1920s see 1929 Redux.
Final
exam
for 1:30 section, 1:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m., December 12 . Bring
a Parscore, a No. 2 pencil, and a pen. Covers
ALL
LECTURES and
ALL
READING since the Midterm.
Finally
... I realize this
course requires a lot of effort on your part. Take solace in
the
words of Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks’s character in the movie A
League of
Their Own). Responding
to the resignation of his star
baseball player
because “it just got too hard,” he said:
“It’s SUPPOSED to be hard. If
it wasn’t hard, everybody would do it. The
‘hard’ makes it great!”
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